Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-28

the sum taken. letter was received from Nylen Inspector Boynton chief of the postofice inspsc- tor bureau at Boston, and detectives were placed vile, Kentucky, where he was employed in g. S. Bush Co. $ insurance, banking and real estate postmaster also stated that ne had an interview ted the truth of the charges. Commissioner Platt fixed the bail at $1 700 and bound the accused over to the next of the District court to be holden in this city February 2S, 1888. Nylen was taken back to jail.
 HE WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
 The case of Matt Raynor charged with selling liquor barge on the Connecticut river opposite haddam without a special tax, came before Com ination and was held in his recognizance to aP holden in this city on February ss. :Raynor has made an offer of compromise, which has been re ferred to the commissioner of internal revenue The case will probably be settled.
 CONFERENCE HICKs-QUTTE A SENSATION.
 Hon. Jeremiah Halsey of Norwich and ex-Lieu with United States Attorney stanton in this city yesterday It is supposed to be an efort to Pse ford National bank. from being sert to prison. The conference was for the purpose ot preventing to have his term of imprisonment short one. There is a rlmOr that the friends of Hicks have agreed to make good all loss occasioned by the pecuations of the cashier and endeavored enlist the sympathy of Attorney General Garland, but he among Hicks friends and they are now doing every thing possible to settle the case.
 WIFE MURDERER SWIFT SENTENCED TO BE HANGED
 H. found guilty of the murder of his wife, was yester day sentenced by Judge Sanford to be hanged April anything to boldly asserted that he had rec oIlection whatever Of the occurrence. His lawyers
 ASSAULT WITH INTENT
 Luigi Coceo, an Italian residing at No. Donnelly Place was before the City court yesterday charged fellow countryman. Coceos case was continued until this morning.
 CONVICTED OF THEFT.
 
 Patrick Malloy of Webster street. He was fined $7 that arrested him.
 COL. TyLER's su1T-THE AETNA LIFE SUED FOR $3o,00O.
 A suit which promises to be contested at length probably come up in the Superior court at Hartford this term The question is upon the rights remain in premium receipts on business he has buit up or bought The suit in question is that of Gel Heman and he claims damages of s30,60O. From 1889 to January 9, 1883, Tyler was the agent of the Etna business and had besides purchased the right so collect premiums on a large number of policies. ESsssps his Ou his purchased business about Ss7t0O On these two 1883 he had some trouble with the managers of the lEtna and resigned his place agent of the com value received" This, the company says, ended all his claim to any revenue I from premium re | At the time of his resignation Colonel Tyler was in debted to the company in sum stated from $500 | to $600O. The company made no attempt to re- cover this sum- resting satisfied with the profits on the business built up by Colonel Tyler. He holds that his rights to a profit in his business (a part of which he paid cash for) did not the right to collect the premium receipts and take his per cent. as long the policies in force A somewhat similar exists in Baltimore, where the agent of the Etna resigned, but held his right to collect on business he had gained for the com pany, and this was not dis sputej. agent was appointed, but collected only pre- nium receipts | that Colonel Tyler's resignation ended all rela- tionS and that he at the time of the dissolution of business relations In debt to the company and \ might have been sued for recovery.
 \ TRIED WEST HAVEN. | The cases of Daniel Flood, Daniel Howard and a an assault on Cab Driver Curran Sunday noon at the Ella Cook place Oak street. were tried at the Town hall in West Haven at p. m. Monday before ! Justice E.E Pardee, Grand Juror George W.Adams prosecuting and Attorney O. H. Hayden of this city for defense. Curran testified that he was near ing the house and the bridge the Oak street gang cried, 'Red-headed John! Kill himi' and following him into the yard caught hold of his horses struck them and yelled at hlm furiousy that he left his team and ran into the house and hid, then rushed | in the yard, which afrerward taken to the stable by another party. He identified the colored lad smith as having held his horses and saw Flood and Howard come into the house after he entered but in other could he connect them with the assault. lad on the box with Chr ran testified to the assault but could not identify any one of the gang The prisoners with two others an hour after the assault were found in colored | mans cabin near by and arrested Insuff1ciency of evidence was urged very strongly the part of the defense but Justice Pardee laboring under the inn pression that the gang ought to be broken up, dered judgment of thirty days in jail and $7 and costs against each party.